Investigators said the teen used tape to modify the fake gun to make it look like a real one.

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Updated: 12:40 PM CDT Oct 27, 2017

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WEBVTT JONATHAN: POLICE SAY THAT TEENWAS WALKING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOODWITH A FAKE GUN.BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY HE USEDTAPE LIKE THIS TO MODIFY IT ANDTO LOOK LIKE A REAL ONA TEEN WITH A FAKE GUN ALMOSTLEADING TO AN OFFICER INVOLVEDSHOOTING ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE>> OBVIOUSLY THAT COULD HAVETURNED OUT TO BE A VERY, VERYTRAGIC SITUATION.JONATHAN: OKLAHOMA CITY POLICESAY THAT HIGH-PRESSURECONFRONTATION ALL HAPPENEDSATURDAY AFTERNOON IN ANEIGHBORHOOD NEAR NW 84TH ANDHARVEY.NEIGHBORS WHO DIDN'T WANT TO GOON CAMERA TODAY TELL US THEY SAWTHE 14-YEAR-OLD LOOKING INTOHOUSES ON THE STREET.AND WHEN ONE OF THE NEIGHBORSAPPROACHED HIM TO SEE WHAT HEWAS DOING HE POINTED A GUN.POLICE QUICKLY RESPONDED ANDFOUND HIM WALKING DOWN THESTREET.>> AS THE OFFICERS APPROACHED,THE SUSPECT DUCKED DOWN BEHINDTHE VEHICLE, AND THE SECONDAOFFICER NOTICED THE SUSPECTPULLED A GUN OUT OF HISWAISTBAND.JONATHAN: ACCORDING TO POLICEDOCUMENTS, THE OFFICER ON SCENEWROTE I DREW MY WEAPON AND BEGANTO TOUCH THE TRIGGER TO FIRE ONHIM IF HE RAISED THIS GUN.DOCUMENTS SAY THE TEEN THENNOTICED BOTH OFFICERS ANDDROPPED THE WEAPON.AND IT WAS THEN WHEN OFFICERSWERE ARRESTING HIM DISCOVEREDTHE GUN WAS A WELL DISGUISEDFAKETHAT TEEN IS FACING SEVERALCHARGES.HE WAS TAKEN INTO JUVENILECUSTODY.REPORTING LIVE NEAR NW 84TH ANDHARVEY, JONATHAN COOPER, KOCO 5

Police: Teen walking around with fake gun nearly shot by officer

Investigators said the teen used tape to modify the fake gun to make it look like a real one.

An Oklahoma City teenager was nearly shot by police while walking in a neighborhood with a fake gun. The officer involved said he had his finger on the trigger of his service weapon during his encounter with the teen.

Investigators said the teen used tape to modify the fake gun to make it look like a real one.

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“Obviously that could have turned out to be a very, very tragic situation," Master Sgt. Gary Knight said.

Police said the high-pressure confrontation happened Saturday afternoon in a neighborhood near Northwest 84th and Harvey. Neighbors who didn't want to go on camera said they saw the 14-year-old looking into houses on the street, and when one of the neighbors approached him to see what he was doing, the teen pointed a gun.

Police quickly responded and said they found him walking down the street.

“As the officers approached, the suspect ducked down behind the vehicle, and the secondary officer noticed the suspect pulled a gun out of his waistband," Knight said.

According to police documents, the officer on scene wrote, "I drew my weapon and began to touch the trigger to fire on (him) if he raised this gun."

Documents said the teen noticed both officers and dropped the weapon. When officers were arresting him, they said they discovered the gun was a well-disguised fake one.

The teenager faces several charges. He was taken into juvenile custody.